Here and Well

There was a greatful feeling upon arrival. In many ways, I felt as though I was at home I had never been to before.

It is a very fascinating culture. Sometimes it feels like 300 years ago, when watching a classical Indian concert with the artists sitting on the stage with tabla drums, sitars, and singing in a way that is quite incomparable to the style that we are use to. Sometimes it feels like you are in the 1940's when riding in cabs that looks like something out of Dick Tracy. Sometimes it feels America in the present day as our group walked through a shopping mall with stores like KFC, Pizza Hut, Adidas, and so forth.

The streets are very crowded and traffic laws almost do not exist here. Crossing the street is similar to playing the video game Frogger, where you have to strategically run across the street in order to make it across safely. Fortunately they do not drive very nearly as fast as you will see in metropolitan areas in America.

Here are some pics of the journey thus far. Interpret them as you wish.